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Convergence Culture

Where Old and New Media Collide

Updated and with a New Afterword

By Henry Jenkins, MIT

2007 Choice Outstanding Academic Title

"Remarkable . . . Jenkins' insights are gripping and his prose is surprisingly entertaining and lucid for a book that is, at its core, intellectually rigorous . . . Jenkins' impressive ability to break down complex concepts into readable prose makes this study vital and engaging."- Publishers Weekly

"Jenkins is an astute observer of media culture and his insights are spot-on."-The Los Angeles Times

"Jenkins tries to bring clarity to cultural changes that are melting and morphing into new shapes on an hourly, daily, weekly, monthly basis. Convergence Culture provides a view that looks at the restless ocean and tracks the currents rather than just looking at the individual rocks on the beach."- The McClatchy Newspapers

"One of those rare works that is closer to an operating system than a traditional book: it's a platform that people will be building on for years to come. What's more, the book happens to be a briskly entertaining read as startling, inventive, and witty as the culture it documents. It should be mandatory reading for anyone trying to make sense of today's popular culture-but thankfully, a book this fun to read doesn't need a mandate."- Steven Johnson, author of the national bestseller, Everything Bad Is Good For You

"The standard convergence narrative of recent years presents media concentration as a threat both to the diversity of communication channels and to individuals' opportunities to engage in public discourse. A respected and well-established media scholar, Jenkins here counters such pessimistic perspectives on the brave new media world with theoretical and evidentiary attestations to the growing power of individuals and grassroots groups to affect the larger media landscape."- Choice 

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS

Oct 2008 336pp £14.99 PB: 9780814742952

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Reality TV

Remaking Television Culture

Second Edition

Edited by Susan Murray, New York University, & Laurie Ouellette, University of Minnesota

Praise for the First Edition:

"Offers the most insightful and significant scholarly analysis to date of the changes taking place in the economic globalization' of television production. A delight to read, laced with wit and humor."- Choice 

Praise for the Second Edition:

"Provides both the record of a strange moment in history and a contribution to contemporary cultural politics. This second, revised edition brings the story right up to the present with a compelling blend of the ancient and the modern."- Toby Miller, editor of Television & New Media 

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS

Dec 2008 400pp £16.99 PB: 9780814757345

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Global TV

Exporting Television and Culture in the World Market

By Denise D. Bielby, University of California, Sanata Barbara, & C. Lee Harrington, Miami University in Oxford, Ohio

"Global TV offers a richly textured account of the professional practices and protocols that govern the television marketplace. . . . A must read for those wishing to understand the complex cultural dynamics of globalization."- Michael Curtin, author of Playing to the World's Biggest Audience: The Globalization of Chinese Film and TV 

"Global TV is a major contribution to the important but neglected topic of globalization in cultural industries. Bielby and Harrington demonstrate the major role of distribution in shaping the characteristics and meanings of cultural exports. Through extensive field work they have obtained a rich body of insights into the perspectives of both television buyers and sellers in an industry that is changing rapidly over time and that varies greatly from one country to another."- Diana Crane, author of The Production of Culture: Media and the Urban Arts 

"Bielby and Harrington bring their sociological perspective and methodology to the study of internationalized television cultures, providing a fine grained net of evidence which test theories of globalization and cultural imperialism. This book should recast the landscape of global television studies."- Christina Slade, author of The Real Thing: Doing Philosophy with Media 

 

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS

Aug 2008 288pp £15.99 PB: 9780814799420

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